Wed.Aug 07, 2019

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The interplay between innovation, creativity, and consciousness

Innovation Excellence

Innovation consulting can be a lonely place for a woman to play, especially in a conventional, male-oriented, and competitive marketplace like Melbourne is today. Making networking a key way of enhancing my intellectual, emotional and social capital, consciousness and creativity.

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Digital transformation marks the demise of product innovation

Jeffrey Phillips

There comes a time when every phenomenon reaches its zenith, before a long fall or a sudden collapse. We like to refer to this point in the cycle as the "tipping point" - the point at which we can remain in stasis or the structures will collapse. We are warned that we are close to the tipping point for global warming, for example, where more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may result in weather and climate changes that create catastrophic change in the weather, sea levels and other factors.

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Eight Reasons why Innovation beats Efficiency

Destination Innovation

Elon Musk. If you are running an organization of any kind then making it more efficient is a key priority. It is important to speed up processes, eliminate waste, improve quality, reduce costs and generally please customers. And if you work hard at it you can do all of these things. But it is also important to prioritise innovation – finding new products and services and new ways to do things.

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Josh Folk of IdeaScale Dishes with DotCom

IdeaScale

Josh Folk is a co-founder of IdeaScale, and he recently joined DotCom magazine for their Leader Round Table Interview series. Harnessing innovation and putting it to work efficiently are at the heart of the so-called Industrial Revolution 4.0.?. The editorial team at DotCom Magazine awarded IdeaScale its Impact Company of 2019 Award, and Josh talked with Torrey Mastery of DotCom Magazine about innovation leadership.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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The Best Business Dashboard

Cascade Strategy

People often ask me what the best business dashboard is. In the past, I've always tended towards 'politically correct' answers. Y ou know the kind : "It depends on your specific business needs". "What are you trying to achieve?" And suchlike. Well today I've decided to cut all of that bull, and give you my best shot at a proper answer. Like all our posts, this guide to creating the best business dashboard is going to be something that you can actually take away and implement tomorrow in your own

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Josh Folk of IdeaScale Dishes with DotCom

IdeaScale

Josh Folk is a co-founder of IdeaScale, and he recently joined DotCom magazine for their Leader Round Table Interview series. Harnessing innovation and putting it to work efficiently are at the heart of the so-called Industrial Revolution 4.0.?. The editorial team at DotCom Magazine awarded IdeaScale its Impact Company of 2019 Award, and Josh talked with Torrey Mastery of DotCom Magazine about innovation leadership.

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Time Travel Audit: Find Success Now and in the Future

Daniel Burrus

You don’t need a DeLorean for time travel. For example, you can visit remote parts of the Amazon River and meet people who live just as they did a thousand years ago, using blow guns and spears as their current technology. Even here in the U.S., you can visit Amish towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania, where people live just as they did merely a hundred years ago, getting their water from a well and using oil lanterns for light.

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Humanskills, productivity, mindfulness, and leadership in the era of Smart-Tech, AI, and Automation

Faisal Hoque

We’re losing sight of the importance of soft skills–like communication, empathy, mindfulness, creativity, collaboration, and leadership. The post Humanskills, productivity, mindfulness, and leadership in the era of Smart-Tech, AI, and Automation appeared first on Faisal Hoque :: Entrepreneur | Author.

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Scientists Warn to Beware of Finding Problems When They Don’t Exist

Stephen Shapiro

As the prevalence of a problem decreases, we may find problems that don’t exist… Does it sometimes feel that no matter how hard you work on solving your business problems, you never seem to make enough progress? Does it seem like you are on a treadmill going nowhere? If so, you are not alone. In fact, it is quite common for people to make excellent progress with solving a problem, yet be unaware of that progress.

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The Importance of Open Innovation Contests to the US Government

IdeaConnection

The US government’s increasing use of open innovation competitions and citizen science projects.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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#1,537 – Neom

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Saudi Arabia is said to be planning a large-scale futuristic city in the desert that will be the size of Massachusetts and feature all kinds of quirky technological wonders. According to Business Insider , “The city will be known as Neom, a portmanteau of the Greek word neos, meaning ‘new,’ and mustaqbal, the Arabic word for ‘future.’” It will be a place for the “dreamers of the world” and will be about all things “future-oriented and visionary”.

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The Classic Approaches: How Our Employees Can Foster Better Customer Relationships

The Human Factor

image source. Contributed post –. Looking for ways to improve your company across the board is such a mammoth task, but when you start to break down into the most formidable chunks, you’ve got to prioritize the one thing that gets your business from A to B. Your customers are integral, and, arguably, the most important piece of the puzzle. But we can take our customers for granted, especially when we’ve hit a certain point in our profits and progression.

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How to Use Matrix and Fishbone Diagram [Free Download Templates]

xMind

Some XMind friends have been using matrix and fishbone to create magic. But these two diagrams appear to be mysteries to many. The various terms like Eisenhower chart, SWOT diagram, cause-and-effect chart, Ishikawa diagram confuse us all. So what are they? And what’s the difference? How do they compare to other typical tree charts? Here is the brief answer below.

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Why Aren’t Customers Coming Back?

The Human Factor

Contributed post –. image source. Every business owner understands that customers are at the core of their growth strategy. As a result, the marketing and sales team is dedicated to acquire new customers and attract back returning ones. Unfortunately, for small businesses, teams often must make a choice between customer acquisition and customer retention, as they lack the staff to cover both areas.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.